SPL agrees to Old Firm postponement

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The Scottish Premier League have postponed Wednesday’s Old Firm derby as a mark of respect following the death of Phil O’Donnell, the Motherwell captain.

Celtic today made a formal request to the SPL for the game to be called off as their squad struggle to cope with the death of their former player. Walter Smith, the Rangers manager, also backed a postponement and the SPL moved quickly to meet the request.

“These are never easy decisions,” Iain Blair, the SPL secretary, said. “But we recognise that as a former player, Phil was part of Celtic’s extended football family. After consultation